Last night OnlyForKoolKids’ short, tender life reached what will probably be its pinnacle: it met global (if you count internet potential) broadcasting legend Alan Partridge. Hundreds of people queued around the block to get the chance to encounter the great man at Brighton’s branch of Waterstones, but not OnlyForKoolKids, oh no – we had official press accreditation to be right by Alan’s side from the beginning and pap him as he entered to the masculine tones of the Brighton and Hove Gay Men’s Chorus and posed with a copy of his devastating(ly good) autobiography/memoir, I, Partridge.
We will publish a full report of the evening in our (non) professional capacity for news website Brighton Lite, but for now here’s what Alan had to say about his affection for England’s premier seaside city (and if you can’t be bothered to read any further, simply watch the video we shot below):
“I come here many times to enjoy the wit wisdom and tolerance of a place which has so many colourful characters.
“Only the other day I saw a mixed-race race transvestite wearing flip-flops with an afro-wig on. It’s the only place where you can use a skateboard and be over 40-years-old. That’s why I love it.”
